Horten, Vestfold County, Norway
Norwegian abstract artist Marit Geraldine Bostad takes viewers on a journey to inner realms, erasing...
About the artist
Joined In 2016
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About the artist
Joined In 2016
(851 Followers)
Norwegian abstract artist Marit Geraldine Bostad takes viewers on a journey to inner realms, erasing the line between the conscious and the subconscious. Drawing inspiration from psychology, her canvases become tangible manifestations of her psyche and present a way to disconnect from an externally controlled world through pure abstraction. Breaking away from the constraints of imposed themes and values in figurative representation, Geraldine describes universal archetypes that transcend the particular conditions of her personal life. This sets the scene for the audience to bring their meaning to her work.
Geraldine’s technique involves the direct application of acrylic paint, using tools that seldom include a paintbrush. By combining tone tone-to-tone pastels with sparks of fluorescence, the artist carves out a distinctive approach to traditional Nordic Colour Theory.
Marit Geraldine originally was an Art Director, with 10 years of experience working on visual projects in film, illustration and concept building in Oslo. Alongside her commercial work, she has practised painting, as a way to release and unwind. In 2009 Geraldine left her career in Art Direction to pursue her painting full-time. She has exhibited her work in Oslo, ...
Bachelor in Art Direction Westerdals, (1997-2000), BI: (1997), UIO: Psych(1996) UIO: Ex. Phil(1995)
Summer Exhibition Gallerii Tønsberg June-August 2025
Summer Exhibition Cube8 Gallery, June-July 2025
Summer Exhibition Galleri Fineart, June-August 2025
Expansions, Oink Gallery Swindon UK, May-June 2025
Spring Exhibition Cube8 Gallery, March-May 2025
Spring Exhibition Galleri Fineart, April-May 2025
Fresh Art Fair Cheltenham, Oink Gallery, 4-6 April 2025
Affordable Art Fair Battersea, Mint Art Gallery, 12-16 March 2025
Duo Exhibition: Bostad / Polsangi, Cube8 Gallery Fredrikstad, 8-23 March 2025
Room Without a View, Galleri Fineart Oslo, 5-23 December 2024 (Solo)
Mixed Christmas exhibition, Oink Gallery Swindon, December 2024
A Living Room, Interrupted Art London, 12-16 September 2024
Visuelt Møtepunkt, Galleri Geo Bergen, 2024 (Solo)
Summer Exhibition, Kulturhuset Torvet Åsgårdstrand, 2024 (Solo)
Summer Exhibition, Galleri Hervold Stavanger Norway, 2024
Summer Exhibition, Fineart Oslo, 2024
Burderop House Launche, Oink Gallery Swindon UK, 2024
“It´s a small world”, Blossom Art Agency, Paris France, 2024
Affordable Art Fair London Battersea, Mint Art Gallery, 2024
London Art Fair, April Contemporary, 2024
100 from 100 at The Art Office, London, 2024
Mixed Exhibition, Galleri Fineart Oslo, 2023
Automn Exhibition, Ringebu Prestegård...
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